Shoe-shining device



Jiily' 10, 1923.

F. w. DUTSCHE SHOE SHINING DEVICE 2 SheetsShee 1 Filed July 6, 1921 INVENTOR A TTORNEKS July 10, 1923.

F. W. DUSCHE SHOE SHINING DEVICE Filed July 6,1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR ATTORNEZi Patented J uly 10,1923

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sHoE-SHI-NING' Divide To allvwho m it mag concemh r .i Be it known that I, FRhDERIOKi W. DUSGHE, a citizen 01: the United States-fan'd a resident OfiEZLSlT Orange, in the'toounty of: Essex and'State of New Jersey; have invent ed new and-v useful Improvements-in Shoe? Shining-Devices, of which the'i'ollowing is" a spe'cificationw This 1 invention relates to; shoer' polishin'g devices; one objeot-of the invention being to T provide' 'a 'deti'ce-bfl this a character I embodyingzv novel-i ifeatures-iv of. construction wherebyboth the toe portion and heel por:-'v v n c the drawings 7 designates a bl'0ok-"'0r 'standwhich is 0sawo tion of a shoe oan' be polished! with :ease bymanipulation' of the cloth b y one hand I of the operator while in a sittingposition.

Further objects: of: the invention are to. provide": a device of the character: described? inoluding a spring acfi 'iated roller: for: the polishing clothwhioh automatically 1 winds the 5 cloth thereon; I and a guidefor said roller over which the samecan be moved tovarious positionsf relativetofthe' shoe; whereby the cloth can beused-fot polishin-gboth the toe portion= and heel portion of a shoe and =m a+- nipulated'by one hand of the operator'; to provide'novel"and efleotive gtii'deflw'filhsfor the roller and the polishing cloth whereby a shoe canbe polished with the utmost ease"; to provide a shoe *polishingdevieincludinga stand or'block to 'support'theshoe; a spring} actuated rollermounted on the stand towind theeloth s0 thatthe operator need pullthe cloth in one direction 1 over the shoewith one hand and the spring ofthe roller pnlls thec'loth: in l the oppositedirection" in I wind- 2 ing the oloth oi'r -the roller; to provide a novel mounting-for the roller to adapt'it to be used in the heel portion. of a. shoe without; moving theshoe; to provide a' shoe polishing device :which is simple andinexpensiveini constructio'n, and to obtain other results and advantages asmay be brought out'byfthe following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout'the several views,

Figure 1 is'a perspeotiveview 'ofa shoe polishingudevice constructed in accordance with: 'my' invention, 1' showing 'the' polishing rollerrarranged at-one side of the blOCklIL" position for polishingvthe -toe portion-"0f a shoe; H i Figure 2 is an end view of'the device as tially' paraliel"relation;with 'th said-s1 of; the; block: as at 6," the othenextrein polishingboth the toe portion and 5 (shaft 11 the fends 1921a seiirmi; 4823:7019

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cloth inposition for tion of a-shoe;+ I p I I Figure 3 1sa "side; elevation ofthe-dmfi'ce showing the roller al'id polishing-"*bWm in pgsition'for polishing 'the side' and heel o'fa s oe';:\ M 1 Figure" 4' is atop plar'i view of the devie as illustrated inFigi ire3'5'and =1 F igure -5"is a longitudinal seetionarview?B I through the roller showing the details of? construction 3 In the embodir'n'entof in ventibnsh witv the reference- Tolia'ractei" 1" size 'to conveniently support" a shoei' The block is. preferably rectangular; and' 'a guide" 3 stance-the guide 2 *con1prises' a =leiig"th heavy wire which-has one end thereofi se cu'rfed to the side of theblookby 'ineaiis er f staples or 1 like" fastening members 4; 1 tlie wire being disposed in spaced 'and siibstaiii i O (:1 the blook t'o the end thereof! The'wii'e s then "bent upwardly at sub"st/antiallyri angles new 5, and then parallePto th means o'ffast'ening n embers 8.- j Attiie side? of the bIoQk ppOsite *the-E uide '25s pro t :vi'd'ed anotheruides whichformed I of heavy wire similar-to the guild v ends{-r'etu-r n"e' 'd and se'cu-red the-block asindieated at 10; v The roller 3. i-i's =rev'ol'1ibly' =1110'1'i ted on i! of which are". secured 111 SIiaped yok iZ and-springs thearms of a U 13 are connected between the roller tria the- 3 said yoke-'12 for 1 the pui+pese of influencing revolution of the roller in'- one" dir'tion? .In-'the-present instance"=the ends" of the roller ll nd bdshin ei interposed between the innerends of said recesses and "the ar nis 1 of "the: ydk to s ate the ends of the roller *fronfsaidfifims? Su'li stanti ally centrally of its; l'irgth" the" "yoke 12- 'is provided with *an eye-'16 IWhilfl a swivel: connection as "at 17 with" the" 'yok 'the 'eyeI '16 being-'adapted t0' s1ide on 'the guide 2 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. A

polishing cloth 18 has one end thereof secured in any suitable manner to the roller 3, thesaid polishing cloth being normally.

wrapped or wound around the said roller.

When it is desired to polish the toe portion of a shoe theshoe is placed upon the block 1 as shown in Figure 4. The free end of the polishing cloth 18 is then pulled from the roller 3 against the action of the springs 13 and slipped downwardly beneath the guide 9 as shown in Figure 2. The operator then grasps the free end of the polishing cloth and pulls the same from the roller 3 over the top of the shoe asuthcient distance and then relieves the tension on the cloth, whereupon the springs13 wind the cloth upon the roller drawing the same over the top of the shoe in the opposite direction. In this manner the constant reciprocation of the polishing cloth in opposite directions polishes the shoe. This operation can be conveniently executed with the operator in a sitting position, the weight of the foot holding the block 1 on the floor or other support and only one hand being necessary to reciprocate the polishing cloth. When it is desired to polish the side and heel of the shoe, the yoke 12 is moved along the guide 2 upwardly along the portion 5 of the guide onto the portion 6 thereof into a substantially Vertical position as shown in Figures 3 and-4. The swivel connection of the eye 16 to the yoke permits this movement of the yoke into. vertical position and for the purpose of maintaining the yoke in the desired position the portion 6 of the guide may be formed with crimps 19 to receive the eye 16. lVith the roller 3 in this position the polishing cloth is pulled from the roller along the side of the shoe and around the heel as shown in Figure 4, the strip being reciprocated by the one hand of the operator and the springs of the roller as above described. To polish the opposite side of the shoe the yoke 12 is slid along the portion 6 of the guide to the other end thereof and the eye 16 dropped into the crimp .19, the polishing cloth being unwound from the roller and around the ide and heel of the shoe in the direction opposite to that shown in Figure 4i of the drawing.

With this construction it will be noted that both the toe portion and heel portion of a shoe can be polished with the utmost ease and with the operator in a sitting position. The swivel connection of the eye 16 with the yoke 12 enables the roller 3 and the polishing cloth to accommodate themselves to the top of the shoe and allow a certain flexibility of movement which is clesirable in effectively polishin the shoe.

Obviously, many modi cations and changes can be made in the detail construction of the guides and the roller, as well as the block 1, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, and therefore I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself except as required by the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described the invention, what' I claim is 1. A shoe polishing device including a stand, a guide on said stand, a yoke slidably and .hingedly connected to said guide, a spring roller in said yoke, and a polishing strip attached atone end to said roller and wound thereon.

2. A shoe polishing device including a a. A shoe polishing device including a stand, a spring roller, 9.. polishing strip attached at one end to said roller and wounds thereon, and a guide for said roller. mounted on said stand and comprising continuous an-'- gularly disposed portions along which said.

roller is adapted to move.

5..A shoe polishing device including a stand, a rod forming a guide, a yoke having an eye slidably receiving said rod, a spring roller in said yoke, and a polishing strip-attached at one end to said roller and Wound thereon.

6. A shoe polishing device including a stand, a spring roller, a polishing strip attached at one endto said roller and wound thereon, a continuous guide for said roller mounted on said stand including a'portion arranged in spaced parallel relation with one side of said stand and substantially. in the plane of the top thereof and another portion arranged at an angle to said first-w mentioned portion and in spaced relation to the top of said stand, and means for movably mounting said roller onsaid guide so I as to be disposed substantially parallel with" the top of said stand when on said firstmentioned portion of the guide and at substantially right angles to said top of the stand when on said second-mentioned'pon.

tion of the guide.

7. A shoe polishing device including a' i stand, a spring roller, a polishing strip at tached at one end to said roller and wound thereon, a guide for said roller mounted on said stand, a support in which said roller isjournaled, and means movable on said guide and havmg a swivel connection with said roller support.

8. A shoe polishing device including a stand, a spring roller, a polishing strip attached at one end to said-roller and wound thereon, a guide for said roller mounted on said stand, a U-shaped yoke adapted to receive said roller between its arms, and means movable on said guide and having a swivel connection with the base of said yoke.

9. A shoe polishing device including a stand, a spring roller, a polishing strip attached at one end to said roller and Wound thereon, a guide having portions at the sides and one end of said stand, and means for mounting said roller on said guide so that the roller is free to turn on an axis perpendicular to that portion ofthe guide supporting it. I

10. A shoe polishing device including a stand, a spring roller, a polishing strip attached at one end to said roller and wound thereon, a uide having portions at the sides and one en of said stand means for mounting said roller on said guide, and means for positioning the roller at a predetermined point of the length of the said guide.

FREDERICK W.'DUSCHE.

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